Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17
LEGISLATIVE LORE.

BISMARCK, Feb. 16.-[Special. ]-After
preliminary work the house went into
committee of the whole with Representa-
tive White in the chair. On house bill
No. 79, introduced by Aiken, an act to
repeal chapter 80 Of the general laws Of
the territory, which act was to provide
for the levy and collection OF taxes upon
the property Of railroad companies in this
territory. On motion this bill was made
special order for Friday.
The house then went into the commit
tee of the whole on house bill 179, a bill
to appropriate $l5O,000 for the relief Of
drouth stricken farmers by furnishing
seed to those especially in need. The
committee of the whole recommended
that the bill do pass.
It is not probable that the bill will be-
come law in it's present form, but some
provision will doubtless pass, which will
permit counties to donate seed to the ac-
t1lally needy to the extent Of about 40
bushels to each applicant.
The council spent the day in consider
ing and amending council bill No. 4, a
bill introduced by Mr.. Hughes Of Bur-
leigh to regulate the revenue. AS the
bill is lengthy and is being considered
by sections, it will not be finished until
tomorrow.
The house was wrangling all thu after
noon over Mr.. Elliott's railroad bill, and
will have it up tomorrow. The chances
are that it will pass. Mr.. Weiser OF Val
ley City, the North Dakota man, who
traded for support for his warehouse bill,
found it will not pay to 60 back on the
boys. The committee reported the bill
without recommendation and DR.. Col
Inns moved suspension of the rules and
that the bill be put on it's final passage. Mr..
Weiser was very much pleased, but when
he found the boys were
JUST GETTING IT UP TO KILL IT,
his conntenance changed. The men Of
the south, who had agreed to support the
bill, made themselves conspicuous by
absence, and not word was said in favor
of the bill except what Mr.. Weiser re-
marked. When the vote was taken the
combination was solid except Mr.. Weiser.
The Yankton-Mitchen court removal
bill was not called up, but will be tomor-
row. It is impossible to say just where
it will land. Mr.. Weiser is being be-
seeched to come back into line, and il he
does the bill will pass. Hard work is
being done by both sides, and nothing
but count OF the votes will tell the
tale
Mr.. Hughes, revenue bill is made
special order in the council for 1870 to-
morrow. It is very long and makes radi-
cal changes in the law. twill hardly be-
come law.
The local optionists and prohibition
lists are working to make their scheme go
through and little or nothing is being
done against them. The bill went to
the committee today. The southern boys
will try and amend it and submit a pro-
hibition question to the people along
with the question Of division. Whatever
is done must be done at once as they
must act in few days.
The president OF the council appointed
Messrs. Sheldon Of Day, Grigsby, Har-
stad and Donovan as the council men,
bers Of the committee to visit Jamestown.
The speaker has only appointed two
members as yet, Messrs. Roger and Sulli-
van, but will name the others tomorrow.
It is not definitely known just when the
committee will go, but it is thought that
three will first visit the Yankton asylum,
and on the return will be joined at this
place by the rest of the committee, and
all visit the institution here.